GROSSE POINTE WOODS, Michigan (FOX 2) – A man is accused of stealing more than $350,000 from a Grosse Pointe Forest wine store while serving as the business’s director of operations.

Attorney General Dana Nessel said Ishpinder Sahni, 31, of Grosse Pointe Woods, diverted money from online sales of Woods Wholesale Wine into his own bank account while he was COO from 2021 to 2023. He is now charged with three counts of embezzlement, three counts of embezzlement. of using a computer to commit a felony and three counts of tax evasion.

The charges are because he failed to claim the stolen income on his tax returns.

“Embezzlement is a serious crime that can devastate small businesses and have a ripple effect in their communities,” Nessel said. “My office will continue to prosecute employees who steal from employers to protect business owners and their customers.”